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Is there anything more wonderful than the culture of tea?

From monarchs to commoners, rock stars to maestros we are all the same under the banner of tea. Here at Teacups with Saucers we revel in the culture of tea and the teacup as an art form. We promote the everyday to the sublime to be appreciated by all.

The sheer joy of tea and the pleasure it brings to us all.

You've had those awful days where all you wanted to do was drink yourself into oblivion or numb the pain with pharmaceuticals. Then someone pours you a cup of oolong tea, or PG tips with milk. As you take the first sip the conversation and biscuits help ease the sorrows of the day and life begins anew.

Some of my life's greatest moments have been spent over a cup of tea. The quiet time when everything is still after my first child was born. The hour before the dawn on a chilly fall morning waiting for my brother and our weekend fishing trip. The late evening of our wedding day my wife and I in our hotel exhausted enjoying a cup of tea as the realization of what we just did sinks in and the thought of what the future will hold for us. Wonderful moments cherished with love, nurtured with tea.

I hope you will share with us some of your moments where tea played a role. Whether it was conspicuous in it's use or something realized later while contemplating the moment please, tell us your story. Tea has the ability to transcend life's casual moments and facilitate something greater whether it is in ourselves or those that we commune with it is truly something that all of us can share and find something of ourselves.

The role of tea in many of the great decisions affecting the world at large is grossly understated. Henry Kissinger used it to open the door to China for Nixon. Had Chamberlain used it in 1939 “peace in our time” may have really been the case. Take Nelson Mandela for instance. In…

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Before the day starts, Al Pacino must have his tea. Without it there is no Michael Corleone, Serpico does not exist. Did you see Bobby Deerfield? He tried to switch from tea to coffee during that film. After that disaster it’s easy to see why he came back to tea.…